Dombay, Karachay-Cherkess Republic Explained

En Name:Dombay
Ru Name:Домбай
Loc Name1:Доммай
Loc Lang1:Karachay-Balkar
Coordinates:43.3°N 79°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Adm City Jur:town of republic significance of Karachayevsk
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Inhabloc Type:Resort settlement
Urban Okrug Jur:Karachayevsky Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:657
Current Cat Date:1965
Postal Codes:369241
Dombay population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:657
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:403
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:1,601
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:1,730

Dombay (Russian: Домба́й; Karachay-Balkar: Доммай, Dommay) is an urban locality (a resort settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 657.

Geography

Dombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a tourist destination.

History

Urban-type settlement status was granted to Dombay in 1965.

In January 2013, the ski resort made international headlines when a man died from a broken neck and another was badly injured when a Zorb rolled out of control down a mountain, hitting rocks and eventually coming to a stop 1km (01miles) away on a frozen lake in Dombay.[1] [2] [3] [4] After the incident made international headlines, Russian authorities called for tougher safety laws.[5]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the resort settlement of Dombay is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk.[6] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Dombay is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fatal Zorb accident at ski resort. 3 News NZ. January 9, 2013. January 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130129015946/http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Zorb-death-at-Russian-ski-resort/tabid/313/articleID/282433/Default.aspx. January 29, 2013. dead.
  2. News: Man in Plastic Ball Dies on Russian Ski Slope. The New York Times. January 11, 2013.
  3. News: VIDEO: Zorb death at Russian ski resort. 3 News NZ. January 9, 2013. January 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130129015946/http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Zorb-death-at-Russian-ski-resort/tabid/313/articleID/282433/Default.aspx. January 29, 2013. dead.
  4. News: Rus'Zorbing' Death Brings Call For Safety Rules; Fatal Ride Captured On Video. NPR. January 9, 2013.
  5. News: Russia probes Zorb death. 3 News NZ. January 10, 2013.
  6. Law #84-RZ
  7. Law #9-RZ